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Feather Foster @FeatherSFoster

Presidential author-historian with focus on the First Ladies between Martha Washington and Mamie Eisenhower.

Joined March 2011
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Doubtful any POTUS enjoyed the holiday season more than the Eisenhowers! Read on for a nifty story! featherschwartzfoster.blog/2…

Seasons Greetings from the Eisenhowers

No United States President took more personal interest in the annual White House Christmas cards than the Great General Ike himself. Dwight Eisenhower: The President-Artist  Dwight Eisenhower (1890…

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As we launch the holiday season, guests are usually on the agenda. Here's a nifty story about a special White House guest nearly eighty-five years ago! Enjoy - and Happy Thanksgiving. featherschwartzfoster.blog/2…

FDR 1941: The Christmas Houseguest

On December 6, 1941, the US was an isolationist country. That changed on December 7. The great partnership The Storm Clouds War had been looming throughout Europe for nearly a decade. Japan had bee…

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It is said that together Grant and Sherman made the perfect combination of leadership. Happy Veteran's Day! featherschwartzfoster.blog/2…

William Tecumseh Sherman: Grant’s Perfect Lieutenant

William Tecumseh Sherman, frequently considered the first “modern” general, was above all, the indispensable lieutenant to Ulysses S. Grant. Sherman Meets Lincoln William T. Sherman (1820-1891), Oh…

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POTUS Grover Cleveland has been much in the news lately! Here's a nifty story you might enjoy! featherschwartzfoster.blog/2…

Grover Cleveland: The Media Loathe-Affair

The press never disliked Grover Cleveland…but The Beginning of Loathe …Grover Cleveland (1837-1908), prior to, during, and after his presidency, positively loathed the “ghouls of the press” as he c…

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With the '24 Yankee-Dodger World series, it brings back fond memories of an aging boomer - when it was really a subway series! Here's a good book for the old baseball lovers among us! featherschwartzfoster.blog/2…

Presidents and The Pastime: A Book Review

Curt Smith is a journalist with a quirky but engaging writing style. He is a major league expert in baseball history. He also knows presidential history. He was on staff with both Bush Presidents. …

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When George Clinton became the 4&5 VP, the office became a respectable but oblivious position for the next 150 years! Read on! featherschwartzfoster.blog/2…

George Clinton: VP 4 and Maybe 5

Everyone knows John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, VPs 1 and 2. Some know Aaron Burr, VP 3. But George Clinton? George Clinton’s Qualifications George Clinton (1739-1812) was a New Yorker from upstate…

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OTD 150 years ago, Herbert Hoover was born. A remarkable man, a remarkable life. Here's a nifty life-changing story for you! Feel free to pass it along! featherschwartzfoster.blog/2…

The Hoovers Rescue Americans: 1914

When World War I began in August, 1914, Herbert and Lou Hoover were living in London’s posh Mayfair section. The Hoovers. Herbert Hoover was a 40-year old mining engineer and consultant in 1914. He…

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New blog story today - about John and Abigail Adams, smallpox and a "lost" package of very expensive tea! Enjoy - and smile! featherschwartzfoster.blog/2…

Abigail Adams and The Misdirected Tea

Tea was expensive. Very expensive!! The Colonists and Tea By the time of the Boston Tea Party, tea itself was one of the most expensive commodities traded between Great Britain and her American col…

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OTD 1923: POTUS Warren Harding died suddenly. The country was shocked - and truly saddened. Read on for a good story! featherschwartzfoster.blog/2…

The Death of Warren Harding

With the possible exception of John F. Kennedy, no president’s death generated more  speculation and controversies than that of Warren G. Harding. The President Dies On August 2, 1923, the country …

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Dolley Madison's Funeral in 1849 was the largest ever given to a WOMAN for a very long time! She knew ALL our Founding Fathers, and they ALL loved her! Read on for a nifty story about a nifty old gal! featherschwartzfoster.blog/2…

The Funeral of Dolley Madison: End of an Era

On July 19, 1849, the largest funeral procession ever held in Washington DC till that time, commemorated the life and death of its most popular resident. The Venerable Mrs. Madison Dolley Payne Mad…

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OTD 1767 John Quincy Adams born - by 18, he was the most cosmopolitan young man his age in America! Read on for a nifty story! featherschwartzfoster.blog/2…

John Quincy Adams: The Homecoming

John Quincy Adams spent the most part of his youth in Europe. The Continental Education When John Adams sailed to Europe in 1778 as a diplomatic envoy from the new United States, he brought his 10-…

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OTD 1881, President James Garfield was shot by an assassin. Read on for a very nifty story! featherschwartzfoster.blog/2…

The Three Major Inventions of Garfield’s Assassination

The Industrial Age was at its height when Garfield was assassinated in 1881.  Inventive minds were at work! The President Is Shot President James A. Garfield (1831-1881) was a robust, athletic man …

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New blog post today - a very nifty book about a very nifty subject! By a very nifty author as well! Read on, and get the book! You will enjoy it! featherschwartzfoster.blog/2…

The Most Interesting American: A Book Review

When Theodore Roosevelt was about five, frail and suffering from severe asthma, his wealthy and devoted parents provided the best medical treatment money could buy. In the early 1860s, one of his m…

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Prominent people usually know other prominent people. Here's a warm and nifty story about General Grant. Enjoy - and feel free to pass along! featherschwartzfoster.blog/2…

General Grant’s Last Escort

Serving as a pallbearer is the most unselfish “good deed” someone can do for another. The deceased can never return the favor.  The Great General Ulysses S. Grant was not born to anything even…

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Lincoln liked having his photograph taken. Here's the one he claimed won him the Presidency! Read and and feel free to pass along! featherschwartzfoster.blog/2…

Lincoln, Brady and the Cooper Union Photograph

Said to be the earliest photograph of Lincoln. Lincoln of Illinois In February 1860, Abraham Lincoln, a country lawyer from Illinois was little known outside of his home state. He was fifty-one yea…

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OTD 1787: Representatives from 7 states showed up in Philly. A quorum. The Constitutional Convention began. This is a pretty important story - so read on! You will be impressed! featherschwartzfoster.blog/2…

James Madison and the Secret Convention

James Madison has always been designated The Father of the Constitution. James Madison: A Brief Run-Up James Madison (1751-1836) was the eldest son of a well-to-do planting family in central Virgin…

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Dolley Madison and I are birthday-mates! Nice lady to share a date with! And she lived such a joyous (for the most part) life. She wears well! Read on for what people thought of her! featherschwartzfoster.blog/2…

The Funeral of Dolley Madison: End of an Era

On July 19, 1849, the largest funeral procession ever held in Washington DC till that time, commemorated the life and death of its most popular resident. The Venerable Mrs. Madison Dolley Payne Mad…

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OTD 1884 Harry S Truman was born. When he was 61, he got a fantastic Birthday Present! Read on for a nifty story! (And Happy Birthday, Sir!) featherschwartzfoster.blog/2…

Harry Truman’s Best Birthday Present

Harry Truman was just shy of his 61st birthday when he became President. HST: The Unprepared Vice President Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) was elected Democratic Senator from Missouri in 1934, two yea…

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Nothing is ever completely black-and-white. There is something to be said for judicious discretion. Read on abut the Constitutional Convention. Very nifty - and important! featherschwartzfoster.blog/2…

James Madison and the Secret Convention

James Madison has always been designated The Father of the Constitution. James Madison: A Brief Run-Up James Madison (1751-1836) was the eldest son of a well-to-do planting family in central Virgin…

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New blog story today - about Lincoln's visit to Richmond! Nifty story - enjoy and feel free to pass along! featherschwartzfoster.blog/.…
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